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On CBS, it was still the Kennedy Center Honors
On CBS, it was still the Kennedy Center Honors
The network kept the Kennedy Center’s original name in its broadcast, and CBS News instructed staff to do the same, an email shows.
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 p.m. EST Yesterday at 10:51 p.m. EST
4 min
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President Donald Trump hosted the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 7, 2025, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to host the celebration. (Video: Courtesy of The Kennedy Center)
By Janay Kingsberry and Scott Nover
At least on air, the Kennedy Center’s name remained unchanged for its biggest night of the year.
The first president to host the Kennedy Center Honors, President Donald Trump had joked about the “Trump Kennedy Center” onstage. His board voted for the name change last week. But Tuesday’s CBS broadcast of the Honors, recorded Dec. 7, premiered with the cultural institution’s long-standing title.
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The network kept the Kennedy Center’s original name in its broadcast, and CBS News instructed staff to do the same, an email shows.
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 p.m. EST Yesterday at 10:51 p.m. EST
4 min
{short video}
President Donald Trump hosted the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 7, 2025, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to host the celebration. (Video: Courtesy of The Kennedy Center)
By Janay Kingsberry and Scott Nover
At least on air, the Kennedy Center’s name remained unchanged for its biggest night of the year.
The first president to host the Kennedy Center Honors, President Donald Trump had joked about the “Trump Kennedy Center” onstage. His board voted for the name change last week. But Tuesday’s CBS broadcast of the Honors, recorded Dec. 7, premiered with the cultural institution’s long-standing title.
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